In 2023, the Minnesota governor’s mansion was renovated – and Gov. Tim Walz wanted taxpayers to foot the bill for a $17,000-a-month lakeside mansion as his temporary home.
In March of that year, Minnesota House Democrats voted down multiple times an amendment that would have capped the amount Walz could spend on temporary housing to $10,000 a month.
Democrats voted down an amendment that would have limited how much taxpayer money Gov. Walz can spend on rent while the Governor’s Mansion undergoes renovations.
He is currently slated to move into a $17,000 per month lakeside mansion. pic.twitter.com/6yscxvBnbi
— MN House GOP War Room (@MNHRCWarRoom) March 30, 2023
A public backlash ensued, and Walz broke his agreement to rent the lakeside mansion to instead rent the home of the president of the University of Minnesota for $4,400 a month, MPR News reported at the time.
In March 2023,…
